The Safety and Tolerability of Budesonide Foam in Participants With Active Ulcerative Proctitis or Proctosigmoiditis
Proctitis, Proctosigmoiditis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Proctitis focused on measuring Open-label, Proctitis, Proctosigmoiditis, Ulcerative, Salix, Budesonide foam, Budesonide, Rectal, Gastrointestinal, Colitis, UC, UP, UPS, Additional relevant MeSH terms:, Proctocolitis, Ulcer, Colitis, Ulcerative, Gastroenteritis, Gastrointestinal Diseases, Digestive System Diseases, Rectal Diseases, Intestinal Diseases, Colonic Diseases, Sigmoid Diseases, Pathologic Processes, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Bronchodilator Agents, Autonomic Agents, Peripheral Nervous System Agents, Physiological Effects of Drugs, Pharmacologic Actions, Anti-Asthmatic Agents, Respiratory System Agents, Therapeutic Uses, Glucocorticoids, Hormones, Hormones, Hormone Substitutes and Hormone Antagonists, Anti-inflammatory Agents
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or non-pregnant, non-breast-feeding females ≥18 years old.
- Participant was previously diagnosed with active mild to moderate UP/UPS and was currently experiencing symptoms of active UP/UPS disease after having completed participation in Salix's BUCF3001 (NCT01008410) or BUCF3002 (NCT01008423) study.
- Willingness to undergo sigmoidoscopy.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active systemic, ocular, or cutaneous infection (for example, parasitic, fungal, amoebic, viral, or bacterial disease).
- History of sclerosing cholangitis, cirrhosis, or hepatic impairment, including chronic hepatitis of any etiology.
- Participant took systemic, inhaled, oral, topical, or rectal corticosteroids (other than budesonide rectal foam) within 7 days of starting a treatment cycle.
- Participant took ketoconazole and other potent CYP3A4 inhibitors within 7 days of starting a treatment cycle.
- Participant took diuretics with cardiac glycosides.
- Unstable significant cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, endocrine, neurologic, or pulmonary disease.
Sites / Locations
- Gastroenterology Consultants, PA
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Budesonide Foam
Participants administered topical rectal budesonide foam at 2 mg/25 mL BID (morning and 12 hours later) for 2 weeks followed by 2 mg/25 mL QD (in the evenings) for 4 weeks for up to 8 cycles. After Cycle 1, participants needed to qualify to be able to participate in subsequent cycles. Participants underwent a 48-hour study drug washout period between each cycle.